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Does an acute stressor alter diurnal salivary cortisol levels in healthy young adults?
Does an acute stressor alter diurnal salivary cortisol levels in healthy young adults?
Acute stress induces specific adaptations to the diurnal pattern of salivary cortisol in healthy young adults.
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Should not yet change clinical cortisol assessment; extends acute stress physiology data but requires patient validation.
The results of this study suggest that specific adaptations to the diurnal pattern of cortisol are made in the face of acute stress, important information for understanding cortisol regulation in health and illness.
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Hulme et al. (2011) studied this question.
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